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Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus In Maryland Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus In Maryland
Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus In Maryland A new alert has been issued in Anne Arundel County after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. The county's Department of Health issued an alert on Friday, Nov. 1 advising that anyone who may have come into contact with a raccoon this week in the 6500 block of Shadyside Road in Shadyside should contact officials after the animal tested positive for the virus. On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the raccoon tested positive for rabies, though therea re concerns it may have spread to other people and pets in the surrounding area. Rabies is a viral disease that mainly infects mammals (warm-blooded ani…

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